Sanitary drinking-fountain.



SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE u, 1913.

1,1 1 1,325, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

W ITNESSES:

INVEN'LOR THE MORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOT0-LITHO.. WASHINGTUN. D. C,

` ofl the person obtaining? Sip-drinkythelebyl N v lend ofV the nozzle `1`7` terminates in `and is seeured ,to cap ineinber 8` which may be .confstruc'ted in ene pieeefand 'formed integral vvith lthexnozzle 7g as vshown in Fig. l ,5g .or 'niay be 'reomposedloftvvo piecesV erfand Las .ShevvnQin.. Figs. .2 l Infthe la'ttei'jifri"` A's'tance,`themember' `Zi-flOrrnsfa shield'or cov` To all whom it may conce/rn.;u

Beitknovvn` that Il, LWESLEY :ltosma j eitizenof the United States, residing, at Saelament-0,4m vthe countyjofySaoramento and 'iie'ationjy` r.

Thisinvention relates toa drinking lfoun- ?--It is the :object olf-this linven io drinking. fountain:for'1`iubliefuseg.` i

`State of Californimhave invented, new and useful Improvements in Sanitary prnking- Fountains, which the following l1s a specit tairvi,` andiparticularly-pertains to a sanitary nfto pro- "'vide ai drinking fountain in vvhiehtliedisf" charge nozzle andthe streani ej eetedfthere froniean not come ineontaet vvith the lips g preventing Contamination @if the fountain andvrendering it prQOf vagainst the` Spreadv l Vlofineetious; and `contagiousdiseases. l y

'20 l,tount'ain Whiohis se `construeted as to ren- A: `further i object s/5to prevde" @drinking derlit impossible;forffafiperson to obtain a drink by placingthe vmouthto the fountain,

and which will necessitate'theuse of an 'in--` dividual drinking tube jor straw. in order' toV v obt'ain'the liquid fromthe fountain. l f i Anotherl object Vis l, toyprovide )a drinking fount'aing. of the-I above'y character wlneh 11s l' l"simple in @construction andl eeonomical `in f y p. r

manufaeture. i

The invention'priinarily resides inv a `foun-` V tainhead l formed with a"vertieally-disposed` *l `drinking tubejconneoted Withila" source of lliquidi supplyandhaving an leverfiowv open-` $5.35

`ing yinits vvalls seine, distance-below its up-` `v per endQla easing inclosing thefdrinlingftube provided with a drain outlet, -and-rne'ansior l upreventing` the liquidjgi'from 1 being drawn from thefopen upper fend of ,tlliedrlnlgig tube by.- suctionfapphed @the vena, of .the`

"The invention further Consists' ofr 'the parts and theiconstruction and `eonubintion` of parts vashereinai'fter Inore fully described? ".1455

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and claimed, having reference to' the aeeoni- YFigure .1 is a View in elevationfofthe inf vention. v Fig.-2.is a; plan vievv 'ot saine, with l i portions broken away.V j Fig. `ijis a detail vertical section onthe lnea-dief Fig. 2. Fig.

` M4 islahorizontal's'eetion. on theline bof Fig.l 1. Fig. 5 :is ajgvertical.- section` of a modified formof the invention. jrV j In the drawings-A "represents a feedVv pipe leadingjrom any" suitable soureelof liquid SANITARY,nnininueerounrnnj' fsappiy, @n aletta freilich regulating This fountainheadfeornprises a horizontal basin Alle, formed vvlthanippleyadapted tOj'be screwed. into the `disohargeA opening of the PAT-ENT *omci..`

valveQy-(thenipple i5 :having an ,openingl 6 l`thereinl eornniunioating with i the discharge Aepening ef theva'l've 2 at one enchand openlng: in an enlarged end portionflte fthe dished upper aceof the basin 4j "Extending upvvardly fronietheba'sin 4 is a drinking nozzle 7, the floxver fend?` of .Whieh extends into',A the enlarged upp,er" 'end` `y`of the opening ,61 Iand forms a Continuation thereof;` The upper Iering forythefiipper endof the nozzleto pr'event the -`nOZzle being eontaetedfbyhe Vvlips of thetperson obtaining a drnkfthere- 'froni5f'the capri beingspacedlafshort dis- .tance above` the` upper 'termination of 4the Y fno'zzl'e Tand formedA with an` epening V1e ata `point kdirectly above the open` upper endof fthe nozzle 7. V i

so` v "liountedonthebasine and surrounding QFigsel, 25 and 4f; thefeap Slisheldin place. Y by ineanso'serews l1 which pass through )the 'lwverrneinber t" of the Cap 8 fand are ,threadedeinto 'the 'basinfefgjas particularly "shown "in Fig. 3;f`the` screws` ll` and ythe member G'Vof theoapfbeing put in place before thefnieinber d lis applied; [The 'meni- ,ber Vclgissoldered l or otherwise fastened lto the u,ineinber vdrifter theinenlber Veliasyloeen se- .eured in n lace by tleserewsllt 'lnjthis forni, of the invention the transparent'tube the nozzlev 7 is transparent tube 9,`fvvhioh tubefis'spaeed a short distance from thenoz- JZl'eQT and is `held inpla'cebynieansfof the .cap '8:' Gaskets or p'aolringgrings, `10 are interpos'ed between-the endsoif the tube 9 and..

9 win be clamped Qnthebasirralarmering of4 `the screws In the'forinof the invention shoivn in 1 Fig. 5 the [nozzlef f? lis lformed Vinvtegral .with the Cap '8; and isfthreadedat' its Qlovfver end sozastoyscrevvinto. the .basin 4:; u

the 4transparent tube or casing 9 being clamped in place between the` basin 4 and the cap .8. u L v An important feature of this invention resides in forming the nozzle 7.7.with an openl ing 12 of comparatively large area a short distance above the bottom of the` basin .4; rlhis opening 12 may be formed by .dividing the nozzleA 7 into two pieces and separating them to form a space, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3; or the opening 12 may comprisek a series of'perforations', as shownV in Fig. 5. The purpose of 'this opening, or openings 12,' is to prevent the liquid delivered to "the nozzle from being discharged" at its open upper endg the valve 2 being constructed to permit .the flow of only such quantity of liquid into "the"'nozzle 7 'as will rise a short distance 'I aboveh the openings12. Bythisconstruction the liquid will be discharged from the noz zle 7 through the openings 12, into thebasin 1, from whence "it is discharged'through a drain outlet 13, into any)l suitable conduit,

lnot shown. Means are provided for `prevent- 'ing the liquid delivered lto'jthe nozzle 7 from' being drawn `romlits upperend by suction applied directly to the nozzle. In the form of theyinvention shown in Figs.j'1`,'2 and 3, this' means L consists of asseries `of perforatio'nsfin the member Z and a perfor-ationg inthe member c.' These perforations f and g' serve to break asuction `applied to the'upp'e'r end lofthe ,nozzle 7 by permitting the passage of air therethrough, thus preventing a 'person from obtaining a ,drink from Vthe j fountain by placing the mouth Aover the no`z-k In the form of the invention 'shown inFig.

f5, vperi'orations 7L are formed in the nozzle 7 immediately below the cap `8, whichperfora- ,tions` serve the same function as the perforati-ons-fand g in the form of the device shown:

in `Fig. 3.

l It is essential to so construct theffount'a'inhead 'that' the -cap -8 cannot be readilyA re# moved. This is accomplished inthe form of the invention shown in Figs.v 1 to 4;, inclusive, byinclosing the screws 11 beneath the 'pins 14' may cross the-opening 6, asshown in ythe fountain the valve 2 is opened and a l -,drinking tube or |straw is introduced into VGO` serted ,intothe body ofthe liquid adjacent to cap member (l, and in the4 form shown in Fig. `5 by engaging the threaded `portion of.. thel nozzle 7 with pins le inserted through? the' nipple portion -5 of the 'basin 4. The

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 so as to `form barriersv for breaking up the stream discharged through 'the nozzle 7. -7 l f 1 When it is desiredto obtain a drink from `th'eovpen,.upper end of the nozzle 7, and in- `tl1`e"openingp12, as indicatedat in dotted lines lin Fig. 3; the person using the foun- ,v f'tj'ainobtaininga drink through the use of individual straws or "'tubes which may Abe discard-ed after v l vbeingonce. used. Y. thisV construction contamination or fouling of the fountainis'` absolutely' prevented.` p,

he upperportion of It will ybe seen that .the nozzle 7 serves as a meansfor preventing the drinkingvtube beingA introduced into the liquid in the basin 4, and that the casing comprisingthe members 8 and 9 prevents'the nozzle being handled at the point of overflow. v i

lt is manifest that the form `and details of construction of the invention are subject to modilications'v without 4departing from :the

'principles thereof, and the right'is reserved to make such changes and alterations as will come within the scope of f the appended claims. z' .Y LJ g Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim and desire to s'ecureby Letters@Pat-k ent,`is:"` f` i i 1. In a sanitary drinking founitaima basin having .afy drainf outlet, a Atubular` member" havingan open kupper 4,end connected `to the basin, water inlet which vcomniunicates `with the lower 4end lo1 the tubfu'lrarmember,

said member lia-ving an yover-'low'outletllo- I'cated lbetween-its ends and-at a point slightly yabove the basin' bottom, a closurepfforf'lthe y basinwhioh 'is located adjacent to theupper end of the tubular membensaid closurefacting as` aguaf'rdf for `theiniember' andliaiving an opening which .registers 'with the-tubular member aindwhichfafllows of the `insertion of adrinking tube ,therethrough so'i'lhatlithe -tube may be projected into-the ,tubular mnem' ber below 'the over-flow `outlet of the 1 latter,

Vand a.valvecontrollingftlie 'water inlet and 'formed to` -permit o'n-lyrjsuch :quantityqof,

water "to enter 'thevtubular-member aswvill rise, a I shortV distance above fthe- @gre-wow. 'outletgl i' y "2. in a sanitary v drinkin'g iountainfa basin a Imember secured tot'he YfcapHand overlying registers"` with thetub'e, a valvecontrol ling the supplyof walter. -tolsaidtu'be ,and

or'ined- "to permit -onlysuch "-quantiltywof water toj enter the ltube as will"-rise .a short distance above the overflow outlets.

Ina sanitaryd 'nking havinga drain outlet, yajYtubularnien-liner having an -open upper end-connected to thefountain, abasin ,l

basin, a 'Wa'ter inletwhioh communicates with v`the `ilowerfend ofthe *tubular rrlien'eloer,k

said member having an overflow outlet ilof I cated between its ends andxat `a point slightly falbove the basin fr'bottom,";.a-closure for fthe basin which is located adj aeentlto the upper `end of the tubular member",` said closure acting as a fguardffor the memberand hav-A mg an opening which registers vwith the tus bular member and which allows of the insertion `of' a drinking Vtube,therethrough so that the tube maybe projectedinto the tubular member below the overflow outlet of` `*the latter,` there being an v"air inlet for the L tlieropen' upper end otthe-memberby sue-J `tion'applied to said member end, and a valve Atubular member 4located below the :closure to prevent liquid from being drawn from controlling the Water inlet and `formed to permit only such quantity of-vvater to enter` `the tubular member as will rise ashortdissupplying tube seeuredto the `cap and basin i `and having overflow outlets arranged above the basin bottom and` in close proximityv thereto, `the upper end ofv the tube being open, there being `,air inlets forlthe tube located adjacent to the cap to prevent liquid from being drawn from the open upper end of the tube by suction applied to said tube,

anda valveoontrolling the supply of water to said `tube and formed to permit only such quantity of water "to -enter'the tube as will rise a shortdistance above the overflow out- 'v In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v i

WESLEY M. Rosie. Witnesses JOHN H. HERRING, v

` W. W. HELEY.

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